Elf: Release? Not possible.

"You said your dream is to become an outstanding trainer like your father?" Xiaoxia asked curiously.

"No, that's not it. Actually, I have no choice but to be a gym trainer. I prefer the process of taking care of Pokémon to Pokémon battles. My dream is to become a Pokémon breeder."

Xiaogang shook his head slightly. In fact, although his parents' departure made him have to support the entire family alone from beginning to end, he did not blame them when they came back.

In fact, perhaps it is because Xiaogang has such a characteristic and is born to like taking care of others, so he is not very interested in Pokémon battles, and he is a gym trainer just to make a living.

"A Pokémon breeder? Xiaogang is very suitable!" Xiaoxia listened and muttered. He took such good care of the family and his younger brothers and sisters, so he was indeed qualified to be a breeder.

"Okay! Since we are going together, let's go!" No matter what, Xiaogang's joining is a good thing for them.

In addition to being caring, Xiaogang is also a person who pursues the quality of life. He will not compromise even in the wild, and he also likes to take care of others.

Taking him along is equivalent to taking the entire logistics department along. Although I can't cook like Satoshi in the anime, I often just make do in order to have more time to train Pokémon.

It’s okay if I’m alone, but it would be more troublesome if Xiaoxia is around, so it’s much easier with Xiaogang.

"Let's go!" Xiaogang and Xiaoxia responded, and then the three of them started walking together.

To go to the next stop, Cerulean City, Xiaogang quickly got into character and took out a map to determine the route. If he went from Yuejian Mountain, he could get to Cerulean City the fastest, but he had to cross Yuejian Mountain and then pass through the cave on the mountain to get there.

"As long as we pass the cave on the hillside of Yuemi Mountain, we will soon reach Cerulean City." Xiaogang said to Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia as they walked.

"Although I've heard of it before, I'm still curious, why is it called Yuejian Mountain?"

Although Xiaoxia is in Hualan City, which is actually very close to Yuejian Mountain, she has never been there, and most people in Hualan City seem to dislike places like this with rocks everywhere.

When she came, she rode a bicycle so she didn't take the rugged mountain road but took a detour. This was her first time to visit Mt. Yuemizan.

"The reason is that a long time ago, it seems that a meteorite from the moon fell here, so the mountain was named this way."

As a native of Nibi City, Xiaogang naturally knows this mountain very well.

"And that meteorite is called moonstone. It is a very rare mineral with mysterious power. It can give some Pokémon incredible power!"

The function of Moonstone is no secret. Although it does not work on all Pokémon, people were shocked when they discovered the secret of Moonstone a long time ago.

As a result, scholars, scientists, explorers, trainers and traders from all over the world flocked in to become gold diggers.

Because when the meteorite fell, the force of the explosion caused the meteorite to scatter many pieces of moonstone, which were scattered all over the mountain. Almost all the first people who came here could pick up a few pieces of moonstone.

The first beneficiaries at that time were the people of Nibi City. Nibi City also developed due to this situation and began to become a city with rocks and minerals as its main industries.

But gradually, as more and more people came, the moonstones became fewer and fewer. However, the location where the meteorite fell has not been found so far, and the number of people visiting has gradually decreased.

"So that's how moonstone came about!" Xiaoxia responded with a little surprise.

Of course she knew about moonstone, but it was rare and precious. There were places outside that specialized in selling moonstone, but the prices were very high.

"Do you think, if we are lucky, can we pick one up?" Xiaoxia said a little naively.

"Ha! If it was so easy to pick up, others would have come to pick it up long ago." Xiaozhi hit her without hesitation.

"Hmph! Can't you even think about it? Xiaozhi, really is something." Seeing this, Xiaoxia turned her head away with a little temper. Just when Xiaogang was about to speak, she suddenly heard a noise.

"ah!!!!"

"Pika!!" Pikachu's ears twitched slightly when he heard the voice. Even if Pikachu didn't notice it, they had heard it.

"What's the sound?"

"Let's go and take a look!" Xiaozhi took the lead, and the three of them quickened their pace and headed forward. Soon they saw a figure wearing a white coat lying on the ground with his hands on his head.

Several blue figures were hovering above, surrounding the man.

"Those are Zubats, there are so many of them!" Xiaoxia said in surprise, looking at the figures in the air.

The Zubat is dark blue all over, with its cochlea and wing membranes of different shades of purple. Four white teeth can be seen in its wide-open mouth, and it has no eyes.

The Zubat has two long, thin tails in a V shape. It can hang upside down in the cave under the eaves, but its legs cannot be seen from its appearance.

"How could the Zubat run outside during the day?" Xiaogang was a little surprised, because Zubats don't like places with light, and they always stay in the dark. They don't even need eyes, so it is indeed rare for them to run out during the day.

"Let's save that person first! Pikachu use Electric Shock!"

Without too much time to analyze, Xiaozhi directly gave orders to Pikachu. After hearing the command, Pikachu jumped from Xiaozhi's shoulder, released powerful electricity, and swept forward.

It instantly hit the Zubat in the air ahead. Zubats have flying attributes, and electric moves can do multiple damage to them.

After being hit by the electric shock, they screamed, and after Pikachu's attack disappeared, they flew back in the direction of the cave in panic.

Xiaozhi glanced at Xiaogang, who was holding a Poké Ball in his hand, and thought to himself, this kid is really fast.

Chapter 59: Poachers

"Are you okay?" After repelling the Zubat, several people came to the man, and Xiaoxia asked a little worriedly.

"Ah!!! I'm so touched." The man was attacked by Zubat, but he didn't suffer any serious injuries. Instead, he stood up vigorously and pounced directly towards Xiaozhi.

Seeing this, Xiaozhi subconsciously dodged, and the man missed his target and fell to the ground with a face down.

"Uncle, are you okay?" Seeing that he had just been attacked by Zubat and now fell so hard, Xiaoxia couldn't help but ask.

"Uncle? You call me uncle? I'm not that old. I'm Li Ke from the Research Institute of Love and Courage at the Nibi City Science Museum!" Hearing Xiaoxia's address, the other party bounced up again, raised his head and chest and spoke proudly.

"Uh..." The three of them were speechless when they saw this. Why was this uncle acting so weird?

"So, uncle, why did the Zubat attack you?"

Although they knew the other person's name, the other person was indeed older than them, so it didn't seem appropriate to call him by his name directly. After being speechless, Xiaoxia thought about the situation just now and asked.

"Well...you'll know if you come with me." Li Ke was no longer frivolous after hearing that.

Walking in front, three people were also about to go into the cave, so I followed them in.

When I first walked in, I had the impression that the cave would be a dark and damp place, but as soon as I walked in, it was bright and clear as day.

"Ah?" I realized something was wrong as I walked in. I saw light bulbs connected to both sides of the cave with electric wires. There was a light bulb every five or six meters, illuminating the entire cave.

"What's going on? Why are there electric lights in the cave? It's even more dazzling than outside." Xiaoxia said in surprise.

"It's because someone did these things here that the ecological balance of the Pokémon here has been lost." Li Ke explained as he walked.

Naturally, most of the Pokémon in the cave don't like bright light, but it has become so bright here that the Pokémon will naturally not be able to adapt.

The Zubat is the most serious one among them. Zubat is naturally ferocious to creatures that intrude into its territory. In this situation, even though they have no eyes.

However, strong light still makes them feel very uncomfortable, and the most important thing is that Zubat has no eyes, but Golgotha ​​does.

This results in some Zubats that have reached the conditions for evolution not daring to evolve due to the environment, which naturally makes them become more violent.

"Because the Moonstone is very valuable, people often come here. Although few people can find the Moonstone, every time they come, it will cause inconvenience to the Pokémon here."

"In order to prevent this place from being damaged, I am doing research and patrolling here at the same time." It is obvious that Li Ke is very angry about the damage here.

"So do you know who made this place like this?" Xiaoxia continued to ask.

“Not yet…”

Chirp! !

"Pika?" At this moment, the Pikachu's ears on Xiaozhi's shoulders suddenly stood up.

"Huh? What's wrong with Pikachu?" Li Youran asked puzzledly after feeling Pikachu's movement.

"Pikapi!" Pikachu growled twice on Xiaozhi's shoulder after hearing the sound.

Listening to Pikachu's response, Xiaozhi frowned slightly, then closed his eyes and sensed carefully. After possessing that power, Xiaozhi's senses became much clearer.

"What's wrong with Satoshi?" Misty looked at Satoshi and Pikachu, both of whom looked a little strange and couldn't help but ask.

"Someone is coming!" After a moment, Xiaozhi opened his eyes and felt someone's breath approaching. It was clearer because he was inside the cave.

"Is there someone? Could it be the person who made this place like this?" Xiaoxia said a little worriedly after hearing the voice.

"Hide and wait first!" Li Ke said to the three people hurriedly when he saw this.

The four of them immediately found a place to hide. Not long after, they heard footsteps. Xiaogang looked at Xiaozhi in surprise. It was normal for Pikachu to hear it, as the electric mouse had very good hearing.

But they just heard the footsteps now. Xiaozhi could actually distinguish the footsteps from such a distance. No wonder his father said that he was a special boy. Following him would definitely be a special trip.

Xiaoxia didn't dare to speak and looked a little nervous. She hid behind a rock and carefully poked her head out to look at the cave passage in front of her. Two figures gradually appeared.

Looking closely, I found that they were two men, wearing vests, with strong bodies and tough looks. One of them was bald and had a long scar on his mouth, which made him look even tougher.

The other one had a buzz cut and fierce eyes, and you could tell at first glance that he was not a good person.

He was holding a black bag in his hand, which was draped over his shoulder. It looked heavy and must have something inside.

"It's obvious that these two are not good people!" Seeing the two of them, Xiaoxia next to them carefully leaned close to Xiaozhi's ear and spoke.

"Shh!" Xiaozhi was a little confused, but still raised his index finger to signal Xiaoxia not to speak, while he was also a little confused in his heart.

If I remember correctly, these two people were not the ones who made this place like this, and I don't have any impression of them either.

But when I think about it carefully, judging from the amount of work on this light bulb, Team Rocket should have been here for a while. On the contrary, my progress is different from that in the anime. I didn't waste several days in Nibe City like in the anime.

After beating the gym that day, we set off again today, so we can't deny that when Satoshi was still staying in Nibe City in the anime, no one else passed by here.

"Why do we have to come to this crappy place? We should hurry to Tokiwa City now." The bald man walked in the passage holding his pocket, and his tone sounded a little unhappy.

"Don't worry. The transaction time agreed with them is still early. I received a new commission. Someone offered a high price to buy Pipi. This Pokémon is very rare."

"Pipi has been spotted on Yuejian Mountain before. Since there's still time, why not try our luck?" The crew-haired man responded calmly after hearing the voice.

"Huh! Does anyone want a Pokémon like Pipi? It must be another rich man who wants to please his daughter or wife! These rich people are really stupid." The bald man said disdainfully after hearing this.

Chapter 60 Team Rocket and Poachers

"Ha! What's there to be angry about? We are supported by idiots like this!" The man with the flat head sneered and a sarcastic look appeared on his face.

"That's true. It's easiest to make money from people like this." The bald man also agreed.

"Xiaozhi, who are these two people? What do they mean?" Xiaoxia asked a little puzzled. She didn't quite understand what Pokémon had to do with making money.

"Pokémon poacher!" Xiaozhi roughly figured it out by listening to their conversation.

Specializing in capturing rare Pokémon and selling them to others, the intention is very obvious.

After coming to this world for so many years, Xiaozhi has also learned a little about other situations in this world. In addition to large evil organizations like Team Rocket, there are also some scattered poaching groups.

It is estimated to be much smaller than the Rockets. There are only a few people in a group, and some act alone.

The difference is that they poach Pokémon for money, but Team Rocket does not steal and capture Pokémon for money.

Xiaozhi specifically learned about the information about poachers. In fact, he was also very curious at the beginning, what is the difference between poachers and Pokémon.

The biggest difference is probably that they don't use Poké Balls to capture Pokémon, nor do they focus on Pokémon battles. Using Pokémon to battle is just one of their means.

As long as they can capture the Pokémon they want, they will use any means. According to the rules of the Pokémon League, you either have the ability to capture Pokémon yourself, or defeat them with Pokémon.

If other weapons or devices are used, it will be considered poaching, and the Pokémon captured by trainers will not be used for trading, except for exchanging Pokémon.

If there is a need to trade Pokémon, the rules of the Pokémon League must be followed. For example, the initial trainers in various places must start from the Pokémon Academy with the permission of the League.

But even if these Pokémon have the right to be traded, they must be captured through formal means.

Honestly, Xiaozhi was a little speechless when he saw these poachers. They were so stubborn. Poké Balls were so convenient. Wouldn't it be more conspicuous to just use them to capture the poachers?

Wouldn't it be more convenient to trade the Poké Ball together? Why do you have to use cages and nets? Are you afraid that the police won't come fast enough?

It's like if you steal a car, wouldn't it be better to just steal the key instead of pushing it with your hands? Or is it to save the cost of Poké Balls? Or does it mean that villains also have to abide by villain rules?

Moreover, the Pokémon captured by poachers are not just rare wild Pokémon.

As long as it is the target they need, even if they see other trainers have it, they will snatch it away without hesitation. This is the most shameful thing about poachers.

As for their work, as they said, there will be employers. Xiaozhi also learned that poachers have their own special dark web that only poachers know about.

They accept employment through these dark webs, and these transactions are completely confidential. The identity of the employer will never be exposed, and there are usually dedicated personnel during the transactions.

Because some of these employers may be well-known figures, they are naturally unwilling to reveal their identities.

When they don't receive any commissions, they will still capture some rare Pokémon and then put them on the dark web for a clear price.

"Poachers? How do you know?" Misty looked at Satoshi in surprise, a little unsure. Before it was Team Rocket, and now it's poachers, which made her a little uncomfortable, after all, she had just started traveling.

"Listening to their conversation, they do sound like poachers." Xiaogang is more worldly-wise after all; he is a gym trainer.